The relationship between bee keeping and school dropout in Barwessa zone, Moning Baringo North district, Kenya
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2008-08
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Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning
Abstract
This study is about the relationship between bee keeping and the rate of school drop outs in Barwessa zone. Moning Baringo North District. Kenya
Its purpose was to examine the effects of bee keeping on the attendance of pupils in Primary Schools of Barwessa zone
To achieve this purpose, the researcper was guided by the following objectives:
I. To examine the learner's attitudes towards bee keeping as compared to education
II. To find out the parents' view about education of their children as compared to their active involvement in the bee keeping practices.
III. To find out the community's attitude of education of its children to their active involvement in the bee keeping practice.
It was also intent of the researcher to find out possible measures to overcome the effects o bee keeping on the rate of school drop outs in the area of Barwessa zone in Baringo
North The researcher used four categories of respondents in the sampled schools and from the community, these included:
I. Learners
2. teachers
3. head teachers
4. community elders(Parents
The instruments that were adopted by the researcher to collect data were:
I. questionnaires
2. interviews
3. observations
After carrying out the study, the researcher found out that: learners had developed a positive attitude towards bee keeping as compared to education.
Parents has a supportive view of having their children practicing bee keeping
The community's attitude on education of its children as compared to the children's active participation in bee keeping a1ti~ities is fairly positive.
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A Research Report Submitted to the Institute of Open and Distance Learning in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of a Degree of Bachelor of Education, Kampala International University
Keywords
Bee keeping, School dropout, Barwessa zone, Moning Baringo North district, Kenya